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Now playing Next Europe News EU Policy. Brussels’ trillion-euro budget may need expanding, Commissioner says EU resources are under strain, given the need to invest in defence, climate change and a possible expansion to Ukraine. 29/04/2024
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Now playing Next Nature Euroviews. Europe has to set aside the pesticides row and turn toward solutions The stakes are too high, the issues too intricate, and the world too dependent on us taking the right actions for us to work in silos, or isolation — or worse, for us to stand divided, Olivier de Matos writes. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he'll continue in office Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has decided to remain in office with "even more strength" after a period of reflection. 29/04/2024
Now playing Next Iraq EU denounces Iraqi law threatening LGBTQ+ community with prison The law imposes 10 to 15-year prison sentences for same-sex relationships and lesser penalties for gender-transition procedures or advocacy for certain organisations. 29/04/2024
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